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FalseA screenshot circulating on social media in April 2024 shows Joe Biden asleep during a press conference in 2021 with then-leader of Israel Naftali Bennett.SnopesApr 25, 2024FalseElon Musk fired the "entire cast" of "The View" after acquiring the ABC TV network.SnopesApr 25, 2024Can’t tellElon Musk has invested $1 billion dollars into actors Mel Gibson and Mark Wahlberg’s "un-woke" production company.SnopesApr 25, 2024TrueIn April 2024, orange-hued images authentically depicted Athens, Greece, after it was hit by Saharan dust storm.SnopesApr 25, 2024FalseA photograph taken with a Nikon Z 8 camera and shared online in April 2024 shows an authentic close-up view of Jupiter.SnopesApr 25, 2024TrueAuthentic photo shows actor Christian Bale in a Colorado hospital visiting with the survivors of the 2012 Aurora mass shooting.SnopesApr 25, 2024False"Cualquier persona en Estados Unidos tiene derecho a la asignación para gastos de la tercera edad...miles de dólares al año y puede utilizarse en sus supermercados favoritos como Walmart, para hacer la compra".Said by Facebook postsPolitiFactApr 25, 2024FalseDr. Mehmet Oz promoted a weight loss supplement that can be added to coffee.Said by Facebook postsPolitiFactApr 25, 2024FalseMegyn Kelly promoted the “exotic coffee method” for weight loss on “Megyn Kelly Today.”Said by Facebook postsPolitiFactApr 25, 2024FalsePhoto shows former President Barack Obama wearing an anti-Donald Trump T-shirt.Said by Facebook postsPolitiFactApr 25, 2024False“Brad Knott was a lawyer for Joe Biden.”Said by Kelly DaughtryPolitiFactApr 25, 2024False“Columbia University announced classes will be remote for the remainder of the school year.”Said by Social MediaPolitiFactApr 25, 2024FalseAn authentic video clip showed pop star Taylor Swift expressing opposition toward same-sex marriage.SnopesApr 25, 2024FalsePrince William posted a birthday photo of Prince Louis on social media in April 2024 that was actually taken in 2022.SnopesApr 25, 2024FalseDuring jury selection for Trump’s hush-money trial, the judge asked a potential juror, “It says here that you tweeted, ahem, and I quote ‘f*** that treasonous orange s***gibbon and the dead ferret on his head’ —is that accurate?” The juror responded, “The tweet speaks for itself, your honor.”SnopesApr 25, 2024MixedA viral picture depicted a Greenland shark believed to be 392 years old.SnopesApr 25, 2024FalseHair isn’t fossilized, so scientists can’t rule out the possibility that some dinosaurs had hair.SnopesApr 25, 2024TrueGuidelines published by the IRS explain how taxpayers can claim items they have stolen, or earnings from illegal activities.SnopesApr 24, 2024TrueA couple in Brazil planted over 2 million trees in 20 years to recreate the forest.SnopesApr 24, 2024False"OVNI en Arlington, Texas, avistado durante el eclipse solar".Said by Facebook postsPolitiFactApr 24, 2024MixedDollar Tree, Walgreens, Macy’s, Foot Locker, Gap, Burger King, Regal Cinemas and Kroger have had mass store closures during Joe Biden’s presidency.Said by Facebook postsPolitiFactApr 24, 2024FalseFormer President Donald Trump “didn’t attend the graduations” of his other children.Said by Threads postsPolitiFactApr 24, 2024FalseHunter Biden, “BLM rioters” and “COVID criminals” have “0 indictments”Said by Facebook postsPolitiFactApr 24, 2024FalseIsrael “accidentally voted (for) Palestine” at a United Nations Security Council meeting.Said by TikTok postsPolitiFactApr 24, 2024